Idle Problems

[B16a2 Civic]

alright...heres my problem, i want too see if you guys have had this problem or not.......out of the blue on Saturday morning i start driving and my idle drops low as hell, even once while at a stop light my shit just turned off, my CEL came on and it said low ful, but i was above half a tank of gas.....i've come up with 3 resolutions which one should ultimatly work...

1.) change my fuel injectors and spark plugs

2.) clean my throttle body as it may be clogged

3.) let this gas tank run to about empty, put some octane boost and 93 gas in there.....

its pretty clear my car isn't getting fuel though, but the CEL code had me wondering otherwise too....what do ya'll think, any suggestions?

[ash7]

alright...heres my problem, i want too see if you guys have had this problem or not.......out of the blue on Saturday morning i start driving and my idle drops low as hell, even once while at a stop light my shit just turned off, my CEL came on and it said low ful, but i was above half a tank of gas.....i've come up with 3 resolutions which one should ultimatly work...

1.) change my fuel injectors and spark plugs

2.) clean my throttle body as it may be clogged

3.) let this gas tank run to about empty, put some octane boost and 93 gas in there.....

its pretty clear my car isn't getting fuel though, but the CEL code had me wondering otherwise too....what do ya'll think, any suggestions?

any codes coming from the ecu?

[B16a2 Civic]

to be honest, im not sure.... the only thing i know is the CEL code i was given, when diagnosing the code, dont they go into the ECU?
if so, it said i was running rich ( which i already knew cause mu o2 sensor is out) and running low fuel......i wasn't runnin low fuel, im thinkin the gas i got may have had water in it or it was just bad....

[Bishop]

replace the PCV valve and hose

[B16a2 Civic]

i already replaced the pcv valve, that stopped the bogging, i haven't replaced the hose...so that might help, thanks

[Bishop]

no problem.

[Bishop]

cause my hose had a crack in it, thats what cause my car to keep stalling itself out.

[B16a2 Civic]

ahh ok, well i just drove to get lunch and it cut off right before i could park....and the idle keeps goin up and down....this shit is embarassing, like i cant drive an dim stalling myself off .....imma try that hose though

[iNsTuN nOoDoH]

If it has a fluctuating idle with 0% throttle it could be the IACV and since the o2 sensor is bad it could also be that too... try this link out http://www.g2ic.com/forums/showthrea...threadid=42969

[B16a2 Civic]

Thanks Shandy, i printed out that page, imma take my car to the garage and check that out, ppreciate tha help mayne, i think that may do it

[Bishop]

ahh ok, well i just drove to get lunch and it cut off right before i could park....and the idle keeps goin up and down....this shit is embarassing, like i cant drive an dim stalling myself off .....imma try that hose though

Yeah thats the same thing that my car was doing.

[scttydb411]

you said you know your o2 is bad...definately fix that asap.

[B16a2 Civic]

well....one thing i did learn is that when i put push the gas and let it idle when i start up its perfectly fine....but once i push the pedal once, then the idle starts to flucuate ( sp) and drops low ( the idle)

[Kevykev]

my del sol used to do that shit, it was related to the IACV aka fast idle valve behind the intake manifold.

Check the O2 as well, like shady said. It's shouldn't be the injectors.

[B16a2 Civic]

how dod you fix yours, i think thats what mine may be too, i was reading up on it too

[Kevykev]

I think my honda tech cleaned it out.

[B16a2 Civic]

mmmm ok....well my honda buddies and i will have alil meet at my apartment....and i will get them to clean mine out...too

[Kevykev]

handle that shit!

[nooneimportant]

shit that may be my problem also good link although i got a b16a.

[B16a2 Civic]

Well...i fixed my problems, cleaned out my intake manifold, got a new intake filter, tighten the bolts, changed my oil ( even though i didn't have too, maybe i got bad oik?) and let the gas run out and i got octane and put some octane boost in it, my car is idling perfect, one thing i did notice last night before i did all this, i was just about out of gas and my car started idling fine, then didn;t sometimes, now it seems fine...so it may have been the gas who knows.....so i hope this has helped anyone who had this problem too ( also refer to the link instun nooduh posted, that helped too)